Toward a gender-inclusive conception of intimate partner violence research and theory: Part 1 - Traditional perspectives

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-53

  Hamel, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Female perpetrators; Intimate partner violence (IPV); Male victims; Patriarchy; Personality types

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350021300     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0601.36     Document Type: Article

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